Chapter 32 - Networking Name Resolution and Registration

Administration of Microsoft TCP/IP and related services splits roughly into two functional areas:

• Client Configuration Options. Every computer on a TCP/IP internetwork must be given a unique computer name and IP address. The IP address identifies both the computer and the subnetwork to which it is attached. When the computer is moved to a different subnetwork, the IP address must be changed to reflect the new subnetwork ID.
• Name Resolution Services. People use "friendly" names to connect to computers; programs use IP addresses. TCP/IP internetworks require a name resolution service that converts computer names to IP addresses and IP addresses to computer names.

This chapter is intended for the administrator of small peer-to-peer workstation subnet, or single workstation environments, that connect to Internet or TCP/IP network resources. This information in this chapter is required knowledge for the following chapter "Using LMHOSTS Files".